Wexford County News

The Wexford County Sheriff's Office is investigating a breaking and entering which occurred at the Manton Sports Complex on Wiles Street.

Jessica Larae Wentworth, 22, has been sentenced in 28th Circuit Court in Wexford County to 120 days in jail, with credit for 94 days, according to court records, after pleading guilty to possession of methamphetamine.

A Mesick man has pleaded guilty in a criminal sexual conduct case for allegedly having sex with a child under the age of 13 at his home in Wexford County.

Change has come to the Cadillac-Wexford Transit Authority as the Cadillac City Council appointed attorney Stephen King to the CWTA board instead of re-appointing CWTA chairman Craig Taylor.

Recently, judges William Fagerman and Charles Parsons informed the Missaukee County Board of Commissioners of some interesting news: Criminals now won't be charged as much after breaking the law.

Voters in Greenwood and Colfax townships, which share a joint fire department, will see identical millage renewal requests on the Aug. 5 primary election ballot in support of fire protection.

A Cadillac man has been sentenced to four days in jail for leading police on a chase that the prosecuting attorney said a Michigan State trooper described as "one of the worst chases he had ever seen."

A controversial millage has been submitted to the Wexford County Board of Commissioners.

The device was found along the side of 30 Road, just west of Old 131, in Haring Township on June 12. The MSP Bomb Squad, Haring Township Fire Department and Wexford County Sheriff's Office responded to the area at about 2:30 p.m. MSP Bomb Squad bomb technician Sgt.

The site is located off 13th Street near the city's current well field and is adjacent to the Wexford County Animal Control.

During Monday night's city council meeting, building contractors and members of the Cadillac City Council raised concerns about higher costs, reliability and unknown factors regarding the city's plan to use Associated Government Services to re-establish city-run building inspection services.

Susan Adler, who is also a candidate for office, presented a draft Wexford County Marijuana Ordinance to the county board at its Wednesday meeting.

After as many as five medical marijuana shops in Wexford County were given notice to shut their doors this month, it is clear there is demand for their product.

On Monday, the Cadillac City Council will hold public hearings to discuss the possibility of re-establishing its own building inspection services.

A Manton man has been sentenced after entering a plea tied to a personal injury crash April 9 involving an Amish buggy.

A Clare County man died and three others from the area were injured early Tuesday morning in an accident on M-115 northwest of 13th Street in Cadillac.

A Wexford County farmer is lucky to be alive after he nearly was electrocuted after striking a power line with his tractor's crop sprayer.

To receive a home from Habitat for Humanity, each family is required to complete an application process and their income must be around 60 percent of the median income for the county.

Approved a five-year capital expenditure plan developed by the Wexford County Sheriff's office for emergency dispatch equipment.

A 4-4 tie vote in May on what is generally a routine vote by the Wexford County Board of Commissioners to place a millage question in front of voters in Wexford County has focused a spotlight on the Cadillac Wexford Transit Authority's public transit operations.